Music Technology Tips, Tricks and Links!

Don't be afraid to try new ways of doing things.  There are many folks out there who work in studios and ITB for a living - and don't mind sharing what they've learned (OK, they're Youtubers earning $$).  Unfortunately not all of it is "sound" advice (pun intended!) - but a lot of it might be.  
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​This is an "ongoing" list.  Find a cool new tip?  Share it with us so we can upload!  Find a bad tip on the list?  Let me know so I can remove it!
Latest Tips and Tricks!
  1. When (not if) you experience a freeze or crash (this is part of the game), you'll want to have a plan. So when you begin your PT session each day - open your file and immediately do a "save-as;" keep the name and add today's date (i.e. Smith LovemyCar 92022). Then no matter what happens ... you'll always have yesterday's work safe and sound!
  2. Press the number 7 on numeric keypad to toggle your click-track on and off (don't MUTE) and... don't touch that mouse!
  3. Tempo mapping;  "tab" to move curser to transient;  you can go BACKWARDS by holding option and clicking tab.
  4. Mouse with track-ball:  hold down your option key and scroll  up-and-down to expand tracks L to R (like command-brackets);  scroll the ball left-right and it will magnify tracks (make waveforms bigger).
  5. Using the numeric keypad on R-hand, type the period, then the marker number, then the period again to jump the curser to specific markers in real-time!  (ex:  . 5 .  takes you to marker 5).  This is a real time saver as long as you've labeled all of the parts of your project.
  6. Salty lyrics?  Instant "bleep!"  Select the lyrics that need to "bleep out," hold down "shift-ctrl-option-3 ... and it will bleep them out!
  7. Hold command + the numeric keypad 5 and it will display a list of all markers in your session.  You can even edit from this list!
  8. When you bounce out a small lossy file (Mp3) be sure to select the section you want to bounce before you begin the process.  Otherwise your curser may be 2-3 minutes past the music and that dead space will get bounced out too.  Be sure to save the bounced copy to the bounced-files folder inside of your session folder.  
  9. Ever written MIDI only to discover it's an octave too low or too high?  Select the desired region of MIDI, then hold SHIFT and press the up-arrow to move the region up an octave, or down-arrow to move that same region down an octave. 
  10. ​Hovering your cursor over any button ... will identify that button!

Links of Interest
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How and Why Links

WAV, AIFF files


Some of these sites require you to create an account or membership, and some files cost $$, some can only be accessed "OFF" the school network - but it could be well worth it depending on your need!  Remember, Mp3 files can be converted to WAV files through Audacity or iTunes!

Music Technology "in the box" is Changing the Face of Audio Production

They say that change is inevitable but growth is optional.  Those who embrace and are willing to learn the technology of the future will be the ones who keep up, get ahead of and potentially create a pathway to a fun, prosperous and rewarding career in the Audio Engineering Industry!  
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